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Performance / Tour

SFJazz Collective returns to Stevie Wonder tunes this weekend at Yoshi's-Oakland

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2012

Growing up in Auckland, New Zealand, bassist Matt Penman played with a rock band called The Itch, covering tunes by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Stevie Wonder. The group enjoyed jamming out on Wonder's reggae-ish “Master Blaster (Jammin')," recalls Penman, who was 16 at the time. He also played bass in a jazz group, covering “All Blues" and “Freddie Freeloader," chestnuts by Miles Davis, along with “You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and “Sir Duke" — by Wonder, ...

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Recording

Third World Love Returns To Its Jazz Roots With Stellar New Album, "Songs And Portraits" (anzic Records)

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 28, 2012

Third World Love is Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Yonatan Avishai (piano), Omer Avital (bass), Daniel Freedman (drums) CD Release Concerts/Celebrations The Checkout Live at 92Y Tribeca, NYC on April 26, 8:00 PM, on a double bill with Jason Lindner's Now Vs. Now, 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC SF Jazz Spring Season—Israeli Jazz Fest on April 28, 8:00 PM Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Almost ten years ago in Barcelona, a unique brotherhood was formed that we now know as ...

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Performance / Tour

Mills College Premieres Renowned Musician Roscoe Mitchell's Compositions

Source: Katie Ismael
March 28, 2012

Lesser-known side of the iconic jazz performer and Mills College professor to be showcased at the Littlefield Concert Hall on March 31 The Mills College Music Department is proud to present a concert of recent works by its Distinguished Darius Milhaud Professor of Music Roscoe Mitchell. Acclaimed for its academic excellence and innovation, the Music Department announces the West Coast orchestral premiere of the legendary artist's distinctive new compositions on Saturday, March 31, at 8:00 pm in the Jeannik Méquet ...

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Performance / Tour

Columbus Jazz Orchestra Pays Tribute To Legends Of Soul In "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." - April 11-15

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2012

Columbus, OH In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre to pay “R.E.S.P.E.C.T" (April 11-15). Under the direction of Artistic Director Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra and guest vocalists Chris Pierce and Bobbi Townes salute the legendary figures of soul including “The Godfather of Soul" James Brown, Sam Cooke, “Mr. Excitement" Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding, Ike & Tina, and “The Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin. Each April, Jazz ...

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Obituary

Khalil Shaheed, Oakland Jazz Trumpeter And Educator, Dies At 63

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2012

A genre-bending trumpeter known for his ability to bridge distinct styles, Khalil Shaheed had a passion for music matched only by his desire to teach. That passion kept him active despite the toll lung cancer was taking on his body. Three weeks ago, the Oakland resident was teaching at Oaktown Jazz Workshops, the youth music program he founded in 1994. “He kept doing it as long as he could," said his widow, Kate Shaheed. The renowned jazz musician died Friday ...

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Performance / Tour

Chihiro Yamanaka Trio at An die Musik Live (Baltimore), March 29

Source: Scott Foster
March 28, 2012

The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform at An die Musik Live in Baltimore on March 29, 2012. The dazzling jazz pianist is celebrating the major-label release of her DVD, “Live In New York" (Universal Music) and the upcoming release of her latest CD, Reminiscence (Universal/Decca/EmArcy). An die Musik Live is located at 409 N. Charles St., 2nd floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. Sets are at 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM. Admission is $15, with a special $10 admission price for students. ...

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Obituary

Jazz Radio Host Chuck Workman Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2012

Popular WICR host, a veteran broadcast professional, died Sunday at his home harles “Chuck" Workman, a veteran of Indianapolis broadcasting who was best-known as a courtly, smooth-voiced spokesman for jazz, died Sunday at his home. He was found after failing to report to WICR-FM, where he hosted two jazz shows three days a week. A station employee, not getting a response at Workman's address Sunday afternoon, called police, who forced entry and discovered the body. “Chuck was a special person ...

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Festival

Jazz Fest: Pat Martino Trio Sets Night On Fire

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2012

If there's a formula to Pat Martino's way with a tune, there's nothing formulaic about the result. In a set Tuesday night that bordered on spontaneous combustion, Martino led his trio through 11 numbers that turned the standard repertoire into sonic reveries. Joining Martino for a Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest concert at the Miller Center for the Arts were Pat Bianchi on the Hammond B3, never played more soulfully, and drummer Carmen Intorre, whose touch ran the gamut from barely ...

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